Legal Opinion
Huntley v. Bortolussi
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 7, 1995No. 93-CV-1341PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
Appellee Hugo Bortolussi filed a complaint for failure to pay a promissory note against appellants James B. Huntley and his "wife Emily C. Huntley. 1 The trial judge granted summary judgment for appellee; in doing so he concluded that the twelve year statute of limitations was applicable to appellee’s action rather than the three year statute. We disagree and hold that the expiration of the three year period barred appellee’s claim. We therefore reverse.
FACTUAL SUMMARY
On September 21, 1979, appellant and his wife borrowed $5,000 from appellee. They executed a promissory…
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